High Rows and Low Rows
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High Rows / Low Rows (Carpet)
Floor Detective® Defect Guide
What You Need to Know
• High rows and low rows are appearance conditions where one or more rows of yarn are tufted at a different pile height than adjacent rows
• The condition originates during manufacturing when yarn tension, tufting mechanics, or shearing variables affect individual rows
• High and low rows occur primarily in the
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